MATABELELAND, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- British broadcaster Sky News Wednesday criticized the jail sentences given to three of its drivers in Zimbabwe, where a court found them guilty of possessing broadcast equipment without authorization. 

Journalists read a newspaper in Zimbabwe, where freedom of the press is extremely limited. 

The men are all from Johannesburg, South Africa and were sentenced Tuesday, according to their attorney. 

"We deplore the harsh sentence given to the three South African drivers," a Sky News spokesman, who did not give his name, said in London. "We will be appealing and hope that the Zimbabwean justice system fully reappraises its decision." 

A court convicted Bernet Hasani Sono, Resemate Boy Chauke, and Simon Maodi on Monday in Matabeleland, the state-run newspaper Chronicle reported. 

The three men pleaded guilty to violating the Postal and Telecommunications Act but denied the truck and Sky News equipment were theirs, the state paper reported. 

The judge, John Masimba, said that despite denying ownership, possession of the equipment was still a violation of the act. Masimba said in the Chronicle that it would send the wrong signal if he did not punish the men. 

Sono and Maodi were additionally charged an extra six weeks in jail for violating a section of the Immigration Act after the two didn't show up to the Immigration authorities, their defense lawyer, Tawengwa Hara, said. The charge was minor but Hara said he would appeal the possession charge and the sentence. 

Zimbabwean police stopped the men during a routine check at a Mbalabala roadblock in the Matabeleland South province and found boxes containing the communication equipment. The men were unable to give a reason for possessing it and were arrested, Hara said.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where were the drivers?
2. How strict is freedom of the press, there?
3. Where were the drivers from?
4. When was their sentencing done?
5. Who criticized the sentences they were given?
6. Which country is Sky News from?
7. What were they found guilty of having?
8. Who will be appealing the sentences?
9. Who was one of the drivers convicted?
10. Did he plead guilty?
11. Who was the judge who presided?
12. Did he say that just having the stuff was still a crime?
13. Which two guys got extra time for missing an appointment?
14. Who was their attorney?
15. He's appealing, right?
16. Did the three guys tell the court the stuff wasn't theirs?
17. What did Judge Masimba say would happen if he didn't punish them?
18. Who did he tell that to?
19. Where were the three guys stopped at?
20. What was in the boxes the police found?
Answer: 1. Zimbabwe,
2. Extremely limited
3. South Africa
4. Tuesday
5. a Sky News spokesman,
6. unknown
7. possessing broadcast equipment
8. the  news man
9. Bernet Hasani Sono,
10. no
11. John Masimba
12. yes
13. Sono and Maodi
14. Tawengwa Hara
15. yes
16. YEs
17. Send the wrong signal
18. the Chronicle
19. Matabeleland South province
20. the communication equipment.

Problem: Jack thought himself a basketball fan. He watched quite a lot of American NBA basketball games. Not only did he watch them, he spent much of his free time playing on the court too. Then came the final year of his middle school. All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too busy preparing for the high school entrance exam to play. He was, of course, under much stress himself, like everyone else. A good exam result meant a good high school; a mediocre score meant a mediocre school. _ . However, he loved basketball so much that he still found time to play, this time with a group of guys who were said to have skipped classes before. Some of his teachers started worrying about him. They asked his mother to go to school to let her know that Jack was hanging out with problem kids. When his mother returned home that day, she wanted to talk to Jack. Knowing the purpose of her visit to the school, Jack thought his mother would punish him for befriending those bad guys. To his surprise, his mother was not angry with him at all. She wanted to hear her son's side of the story. So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter. Simon's parents were badly ill; Peter's father had lost his job. They both seemed to Jack to be normal kids. Jack's mother thought for a moment, then went on to say that she was OK with her son playing with them and that she and her son should think of ways to help these kids. Soon Jack's mum introduced some part-time jobs to Simon and Peter, which they accepted. She believed in her son and cared about those who were less lucky. Jack's basketball friends and he have left for different places, but they still keep in touch. He knows Peter is now a manager of a local bank. Simon is currently a freshman at a university. Sadly, it is impossible to get together to play basketball again, but whenever they get on the phone, they talk about it all the time.
1. What sport was Jack a fan of?
2. What grade was he in?
3. What happened to the kids he played ball with?
4. Why did they stop?
5. Doing what?
6. How come he wasn't too busy studying as well?
7. Did he find new friends to play ball with?
8. Why was the teacher worried about these kids?
9. What did the teacher do about it?
10. Did his mom feel the same way about his new friends as the teachers?
11. How did she feel about them?
12. How did Jack feel about these kids?
13. Did Jack keep in touch with them when they grew up?
14. Do they still play basketball together?
15. What do they do instead?
16. What did Jack's mom want him to do for the kids?
17. Did she come up with any ways to help?
18. Why did she do for them?
19. Do either of them have jobs now?
20. Which one?
Answer: 1. basketball
2. final year of middle school
3. they stopped showing up
4. they were too busy
5. prepearing for the high school entrance exam
6. yes
7. yes
8. they skipped classes
9. They asked his mother to come to school
10. no
11. she cared about them
12. they were normal kids
13. yes
14. no
15. talk on the phone
16. think ofways to help them
17. yes
18. found them part-time jobs
19. yes
20. peter

question: Once there was a boy named Bill who liked to play at being a cowboy. One day he was playing at chasing Indians in his room when he heard a loud crack of thunder. He got really scared. Bill's parents, Ned and Susan, came into his room. They told him not to be scared. They said they were going to make sure the car windows were shut and they would be back soon. Bill said okay. He climbed under his bed and listened to the wind outside. He had his favorite toy gun to keep him safe, but he was still scared because his parents weren't back yet. His brother Zack had given him the gun. Bill started to think he could hear voices in the wind. It sounded like a strange kind of chanting. He started to shake and hug his toy gun. He said, "I'm not afraid of you. If you try to hurt me I'll shoot you." After that he felt a little better. But then he jumped as his bedroom door slammed shut. He hit his head on the bottom of his bed and it hurt. He looked out from under his blanket and saw a strange orange light in his room. He was worried that it was on fire, but he couldn't smell any smoke.
1. who liked playing a cowboy?
2. what was he doing in his room?
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answer:
1. Bill
2. playing at chasing indians